From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (Mun, Suresh, and Morris) and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD (Pollak).
J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Feb 15;31(4):167-180. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-00402.
Professional societies can provide orthopaedic surgeons opportunities to build strong fellowship among colleagues within a specialty, to gain leadership positions and responsibilities, and to contribute to the latest research and practice management guidelines. However, early-career surgeons often receive little to no guidance about how membership can benefit them in the long term. The primary purpose of this review article was to provide an overview of orthopaedic professional societies, why early-career orthopaedic surgeons should consider membership, and how they can get involved. Topics discussed in this article include the missions of various societies, value in career advancement both in academic and private practice settings, benefits to patient care, and tips for budding surgeons on how to rise up the ranks within a given professional society. We also provide a comprehensive list of leadership development, fellowship, mentorship, and research opportunities that are designed for orthopaedic surgeons within their first 10 years of practice.
专业协会可为骨科医生提供在专业领域内与同事建立深厚友谊的机会，帮助他们获得领导职位和责任，并为最新的研究和实践管理指南做出贡献。然而，职业早期的外科医生通常很少或根本没有得到关于会员资格如何长期使他们受益的指导。本文的主要目的是概述骨科专业协会，为什么职业早期的骨科医生应该考虑加入，以及他们如何参与其中。本文讨论的主题包括各个协会的使命、在学术和私人实践环境中职业发展的价值、对患者护理的益处，以及对崭露头角的外科医生在特定专业协会中晋升的建议。我们还提供了一份全面的领导力发展、奖学金、指导和研究机会清单，这些机会专为从业头 10 年的骨科医生设计。
